The new Model 3 record was set by YouTuber JR Garage at the Street Speed 717 YouTuber callout event at Cecil Count dragway last week.

He wrote about the event:

“Today we set the new Tesla Model 3 Quarter 1/4 mile world record at the Street Speed 717 YouTuber callout event at Cecil Count dragway! 13.330 seconds at 104.07 MPH. That is way quicker than I was expecting. The 0-60 time is also in the mid 4 second range! It was nothing compared to the Dodge Demons, Camaro ZL1s, and CTSVs at the event however! We love our new Tesla Model 3 🙂 It was great meeting all the JR Garage fans and hanging out with Vehicle Virgins, GuitarmageddonZL1, Streetspeed717, AutoVlog, and Dragtimes!”

Here’s the video of his 13-second run:

Electrek’s Take

That’s quite good for the RWD single motor version of the Model 3 and it is getting us excited about what the AWD dual motor and the performance versions could do.

After several new Model 3 owners have brought their vehicles to the track, it does look like Tesla has been underselling the acceleration of the Model 3.

There has been a lot of speculation about what the Model 3 dual motor, which is expected to come to production in the next few months, would be able to do.

The general consensus is that it will be in the 3-second range even though Tesla might not advertise it that way and then a performance version with a potentially more powerful rear-wheel-drive motor could even beat that.